Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
THE FLAGS.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

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ness and TRADES the Republicans at SON
r length. The writer starts out by sayin
: he is surprised at the lull in the matter {
the rebel flag business" and also stat'
that he thinks it is high time that sto
be put to this bloody shirt nuisance, an
charges the Republican party with usin
these bloody shirt episodes as politics
buncom."
. If as he states-which is fact-there
lull in the flag question, and he thinkin
lit is high time that stop" ought ITO b
p ut to this bloody shirt business. why doe
he come forth with his article at this Ia
date the tendency of which is to provok
and revive the discussion.
If he wishes the question dropped VIII
does he not let it die out? Why does b
come forth with charges as bitter, as foun-
dationless and as un just as it is possible TO
pen to trace? The fact of the case is tn
Republican party does not seek auch quar-
rels, but it is the Democratic party tina
would have us believe that the Republican
party raises these questions for partisan
and political purposes, when it is evident
by his article coming out this late date af-
ter there is lull in the flag question, thai
he is the one, the one who desires to keep
up the discussion and not Republicans
The Democratic party was the cause Of this
question being raised and his article
after lull demonstrated that he and they
are the ones who want to keep up the agi.
tation, and then invent the feeble pretence
that it is the Republican party that keeps
up the strife, that they may forsooth have
something to blame them for. Did the
Republican party inaugurate this flag
question. No 1t was the Democratic
party.
The idea was conceived by Democrats.
The order for their return was signed by a
Democrat
Then why blame Republicans or the Re-
publican party for the agitation. The Re
publican party never sought or desired the
revival of old and dead southern issues.
nor are they responsible for the crimson
pages of the history of 1923 and 5.
Had it not been for that spirit
of domineering, getting, and discctent in
the Democratic party which caused south
er battle fields to be strewn with dead and
dy ing and stepped their soil in the glorious,
heroic and crimson blood of heroes, there
never would have been any rebel flags.
Had it not been for the malicious desires
of Democrats to disarm natioual arsenals,
deplete theUnited States treasury, ruin our
credit at home and abroad, rob us of our
honor and literally steal not few millions
Of money, but an entire nation, there never
would have been any bloody shirt. Fort
Sumpter never would have been fired upon
and the disgraceful and humiliating his
tory from Bulls Run to Appomattox never
W ould have been recorded on the historic
page.
The Democratic party has been the ag-
gressor upon right, liberty, and freedom al
most from the very foundation of the gov
until the present time. The north
would gladly forget what ought to be the
dead past, but there is scarcely twelve
months passes that there is not something
done by the south that shocks peace low
ing people.
If the Democracy wants to live in peace
and harmony, why do they not accept The
situation and be as brethren unto their
brethren and not be continually doing
things that will provoke sectional strife.
The flags in question were won and taken
by Union troops. The paths over which
the boys in blue trod in their capture were
battered in Union blood The hands that
tore them down and reared in their stead
hands
They We're won by the Union, by the
Nation, and they are ours.
The sword was given back, but the |
lag never
IT'S fitting to give back fallen foe his
sword, as he may have need of it again in
he defence of his home, his fireside, his |
honor, but he has no further use for his |
lag.
A rebel flag once furled never can be I'M
furled again, save in dishonor Why does
he south want their flags |
back again? Are we answered |
IN the words of southern editor 1--WE love |
,ur flags dearly and want them" All, my
friend, in loving the flags do you not equal |
y love the old and lost cause. would |
rather you had not said that. Do you
want the flags back to erect in southern |
,apitols that you may point to them in
pride and love as emblematic Of your dis |
oyalty.
Better let them remain In the garnet of |
he old capital amidst the dust and cob
webs Of the dead past as hidden emblems
If evil unworthy the light Of day.
Our friend of the Beacon says James G. |
Blaine was defeated for the presidency
n 1884 and assigns his reason as falling |
,ff of the northern vote 1t is very evi |
ent he was defeated and the reason he was
defeated was because he did not get votes |
IN ough TO elect him, and the reason he did |
lot get votes enough to elect him was on
account of several unjust reasons, one of |
which was that great mass of forgetful |
7oters wanted change of administration. |
4 change, A change. Was the CRY. and